Azerbaijan

May 30, 2026 18:00

• The PACE Committee proposed strengthening monitoring of Azerbaijan's compliance with human rights obligations.

  The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all political prisoners, cease persecution of journalists, opposition figures, and human rights defenders, and expressed concern over Azerbaijan's failure to comply with decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.

May 30, 2026 02:55

• Analysts have estimated the reserves of rare earth metals in the South Caucasus.

  Armenia has significant rare earth element reserves, but US interest in this area is also driven by political reasons, which is why the memorandum was signed. Georgia has even larger reserves, but no similar agreements exist with the US. Azerbaijan, however, has no specific rare earth metal deposits.

May 29, 2026 21:27

• Press freedom advocates condemn pressure on Aytaj Tapdyg's family

  The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom has come to the defense of journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, arrested in Azerbaijan, and her family, calling for the lifting of her mother's travel ban. The organization called for the release of Tapdyg and other imprisoned Azerbaijani journalists.

May 29, 2026 19:47

• Social media users debated the future of Karabakh and Armenia.

  The resettlement of Karabakh by displaced families restores historical justice and will continue, Azerbaijani users stated. Users with Armenian surnames expressed confidence that Karabakh is Armenian land, and the topic of Azerbaijani resettlement to Armenia, which has been hyped up during the election campaign, is simply a hoax.

May 27, 2026 08:12

• Nine Azerbaijani families have returned to the former Karabakh conflict zone.

  Twenty-nine members of Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict have returned to five villages in the Khojaly district. They were given keys to their homes.

May 26, 2026 20:43

• The ECHR awarded compensation to Azerbaijani activist Abdul Abilov.

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that Azerbaijani blogger Abdul Abilov's rights to a fair trial have been violated and ordered him to pay €4,100 in compensation.

May 26, 2026 18:46

• Armenia and the United States signed a strategic partnership charter.

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed a charter establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries and initialed a framework agreement on the Trump Route project.

May 26, 2026 14:08

• Yagublu obtained a medical examination at a private clinic

  Imprisoned opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who suffers from pain, was allowed to undergo a specialized medical examination at a private civilian clinic. The politician's daughter expressed hope that the examination will lead to an accurate diagnosis and treatment for her father.

May 26, 2026 12:15

• Train service between Baku and Tbilisi has resumed after a six-year hiatus.

  The first passenger train from Azerbaijan in six years, whose land borders were closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Tbilisi today.

May 26, 2026 10:14

• A complaint against the verdict against Karabakh leaders has been filed with a Baku court.

  The Baku Court of Appeal has accepted for consideration the appeal against the sentence of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, who were sentenced to life and long prison terms.

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